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I've known a few Amish as well. It's always been my understanding that they believe that technology is not only distracting, but that to the extent one must use it, then man should control the technology and not the other way around.
I have often seen them coming into San Diego by train to visit relatives that were being treated for cancer in Mexico ... I've never seen an Amish family coming into town at the airport. So, that makes me think that there are levels of technology that are allowed over time.
I had no idea that different sets of elders created different rules for each community. I find that fascinating. Allowing cell phones in emergencies makes sense to me ... and actually, a Kindle would make sense as well, in that, it's just the written word (barring putting music on it) in a different medium. The experience is really the same ...
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